by Rod Hughes
Here it is, not even New Year’s Eve yet, and already 40 drivers have had their cars confiscated because of inebriation—Including one who set a new record: 4 milligrams of alcohol per liter of blood, fully four times the .49 level to legally drive.
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by Rod Hughes
The Supreme Elections Tribunal, placed in charge of referendums by the enabling legislation passed in 2006, has received five requests to mount nationwide voting on varied issues but has so far approved only one, the referendum that approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA).
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by Rod Hughes
Crimes in which firearms are used may receive more severe sentences than those which do not, if Independent congress woman Evita Arguedas is able to get her bill passed in the Legislative Assembly. She would also see the courts more severely punish repeat offenders and crimes committed against […]
by Rod Hughes
Henry Raabe of Cartago had his worst day yesterday and could have lost his lead in the Tour of Costa Rica bibycle race if it had not been for the assistance of two able BCR-Puzza Hut teammates, Federico “Lico” Ramirez, who took the lead in the mountains to […]
by Rod Hughes
Heavy rains poured down all over the country Christmas Day but nowhere was hit heavier than the Atlantic slope. Flooding sent hundreds into emergency shelters and damaged roads and crops.
Reports of damage were slow to trickle in, but now they tell of four […]
December 26,2007
On Monday, I went to see the mechanic. My new motor was in the car, and running fine. However, it didn’t move the car. We could change to any gear with the clutch out, and the car did not move. He was going to investigate […]
by Rod Hughes
By long-cherished custom, the Christmas-New Year holidays are a signal for the natives to charge off to the beaches on both coasts, which usually means that there is no room at the inn there. But the tourist who did not know that or forgot and finds himself […]
by Rod Hughes
One of the most difficult adjustments foreigners must make at Christmas here is the sound of explosions. No, it isn’t a Latin American revolution—Costa Rica’s last civil violence was in 1948 and after that, they swore off completely. The tradition is to set off fireworks in the neighborhood, […]
by Rod Hughes
Well, it was no real surprise, what with Saprissa going into the final match with a two-goal advantage from a 2-0 win over Herediam, but the boys from Tibas are the champions of the Opening Tourney by way of a 2-2 tie last night.
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December 23, 2007
A fellow named Juan Carlos built this house. He is from Coronado, near San Jose. He hadn’t been to Punta Morales before, and he really enjoys coming here now, with his family, to enjoy the beach and El Huevo. This […]
